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fishnet
[ fish-net ]
noun
- a net for catching fish.
- a fabric having an open mesh resembling a fishnet.
adjective
- being of an open-mesh weave:
fishnet stockings.
fishnet
/ ˈfɪʃˌnɛt /
noun
- a net for catching fish
- an open mesh fabric resembling netting
- ( as modifier )
fishnet tights
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Knits, lace, and anything that has holes in it, like fishnet stockings, for example, are especially susceptible to getting caught on hardware, so be extra careful if you have one of these garments in your hamper.
“The dress is just fishnet and crystals and a couple fingers crossed,” Selman told Style.com of the dress.
There was also the paisley mini with nude fishnet tights she wore in “The Crash,” when the Draper home was robbed.
Girls who sold sex were fishnet-stockinged legs leaning into tinted windows idling at red lights.
In other words, if she drops herself off at the Vince Lombardi Rest Stop in fishnet stockings.
From fishnet-embellished LBDs, to origami-esque skirts and dresses, Jenden succeeded in making monochrome feel absolutely fresh.
He went back now to the river and put the bird in the fishnet, and then he went to the woods and put the fish in the snare.
A fyke is a fishnet, with long wings on each side; in shape like a nightcap with ear lappets; in mechanism like a rat-trap.
That afternoon when the burgomaster chanced to look out the window he saw a man stretching a fishnet across the dusty road.
A mass of fishnet was fastened to the smaller spars and heavy ropes were holding the spars and the net in place during its tow.
She set her fishnet bag on the stump she vacated and provided herself with a cudgel before starting to investigate.
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